Tag: Accounting
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Bookkeeping – Ledgers and Journals (Lesson 3)
In order to understand how an entry is made to the books of record, the bookkeeper needs to understand the difference between a journal and a ledger as they pertain to bookkeeping.
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Bookkeeping – Dual Entry System (Lesson 2)
In accounting the term dual entry is used often. Other names include Double Entry and Offsetting Entry.
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Bookkeeping – Account Types (Lesson 1)
To fully grasp the concept of accounting a bookkeeper must accept that there are six (6) different types of accounts. All the reports, ledgers, journals and entries revolve around these six types of accounts.
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Trial Balance – Purpose and Interpretation
The trial balance is an accountant’s report used to identify issues with the respective ledger accounts.
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Accounting
Accounting refers to the business function of recording economic activity. Accounting includes the processing of information and a reporting role. The accounting term encompasses a broad range of functions for every business. It starts out with a system of gathering economic information, categorizing the material, inputting the data into an accounting program, and generating outputs for decision…